ID link problem

[johnboak]

I am having a behavioral problem with ID-based links. I want a simple link that leads to a specific section down my home page. The ID I am using is " #reports ".

I want this link " https://1stgenyale.org/#reports " to take the user to the accordion with reports. It does this successfully. But then it scrolls back up the page to an unrelated location.

Do you have any idea what causes this secondary wandering behavior?
Thanks

[marc_a]

Hey @johnboak,

Thanks for reaching out!

I tried to visit this page https://1stgenyale.org/#reports but I don’t see any secondary wandering behavior, it only go to the report section. Maybe you’ve already figure it out. You can also try to clear your browser cache.

Hope that helps.

[johnboak]

Hi Marc;
It appears to happen only with Safari. I have tried lots of variations, monitoring and varying the ID’s carefully. I have used “Private Windows” in Safari. And “https://1stgenyale.org/#reports” still wanders upscreen in Safari.

As an experiment I entered “#reports” into site navigation, as a submenu under “Contact.” It works perfectly.
It also works in iOS. My Safari is 17.12.1 I guess I can do an update an d see if that affects behavior.

The challenge us that my clients is seeking a URL she can include in other communications to take one right to the reports.

Thanks for your work n this.

[ruenel]

Hey @johnboak,

If I had that link with the element ID in it, I would be adding the reports as the element ID of the Section. This should resolve your issue rather than adding that ID on the DIV element for the Reports Column element.

Hope this helps.